Scenes Archive
I’ve almost caught up to the end of my writing so far, and it has made me realize just how much work the book needs. Yes, it’s only a first draft, something that is meant to be improved upon significantly, …
Yesterday, I mentioned I would shift my focus to my non-fiction work, just as soon as I finished the current scene in my novel. Well, it turns out that scene had more life left to it than I had imagined …
The first time I attempted to write this story, and in my previous novelette, my scenes always seemed to run long. I was inside my characters’ heads too much, or conversations got out of hand and I had a hard …
Starting scenes always seems easiest. I have a blank slate and do not need to worry about trying to pick up from what I was in the middle of writing two days prior. I can just look at my notes, …
I struggled again today when I started my writing, and once again, I really wanted to rewrite parts of the scene as I read up on it to continue. I mostly kept myself from getting sucked in. I also managed …
After I struggled last time to pick up writing from the middle of the scene without re-reading the first half, I decided to try the other approach today. I re-read the scene from the beginning before adding on. As anticipated, …
This is the part that starts to scare me. Today, I started trying to construct my scene list. Last time, I think this is part of where I went horribly wrong, but putting way too many unnecessary steps in the …
Today, I needed to introduce a new element in my magic system, so I was searching through the notes section in Scrivener to find that part. In the process, I stumbled on the setting cards and minor character descriptions that …
Today, I nearly made it to the end of my first plot point scene. By focusing on the beats I’d written, as well as my hero’s desire in the scene, I was able to keep the scene on track and …
Back to writing the novel today and I’m still working on that replacement scene. I’m nearly to the end of it, I think, and need to figure out how to close out the action without being tempted to show every …